I was playing an interesting little game with my daughter the other day - it was a lazy afternoon and we got the box of Lego and each of...

Whether you're studying for exams, learning new skills for your career, or simply broadening your knowledge, learning is an essential...

I recently interviewed David Rigby, managing director of Smart Coaching and Training who reminded me of the important part networking...

Whether it’s more responsibility, more money or just a better office, professional development is essential for anyone who wants to...

You might not be familiar with Cognitive Load Theory but you’re very familiar with its practical effects. Cognitive Load Theory (CLT)...

How often do you use cognitive biases and how much are they limiting you? Cognitive biases are like shortcuts our brain takes when we're...

One of the 4 cornerstones of Learning Clubs is Social Learning - the way we acquire new behaviours, attitudes, and values by 'using' the...

I'm not the only person who believes there is room for improving regarding the way we learn. In the 1940s, ex-Olympic athlete and...

We can learn a lot from feedback. It can help us adjust and advance quickly to get to where we want to be. But most people (including...

Whenever we go on holiday to the seaside, my kids will usually come across interesting shells on the beach which are picked up and...

I finally succumbed to my children’s pleadings and gave them a phone each, but, much to their disapproval, with parental control. This...

When you attend a company training day, what are your responsibilities? Turn up? Pay attention? Take notes? Try to glean something...

One of the ways I help my clients is by helping them set up their own Learning Clubs. A Learning Club is a small group of people who...

What would be the best investment of your time to get better at what you do? What would give your performance the best ROI? The biggest...

Washing machines are great, aren’t they? You choose the temperature, duration and spin-speed and, all being well, that’s what your...

I used to have a classmate who could have won the Olympics at inventing excuses. Every single problem he had was somebody else’s fault....

Lifelong Learning is in fashion. And why not? There’s something deeply satisfying about looking back and seeing how much you’ve...

How good are you at drawing? Does your attempt at a horse look like… well, a horse? Or does it look more like a pig having a bad day?...

In the mid-twentieth century, Richard Feynman was one of those rare theoretical physicists who was not only very knowledgeable of his...

Until someone invents a way to download knowledge directly into our brains Matrix-style (I know Kung Fu) I’m relieved to say that the...